The physiological basis for the establishment of bare-root larch seedlings

McKay, H.M.; Morgan, John

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(00)00336-4

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“…REL of control plants displayed a clear seasonal pattern whose magnitude was dependent on species. This was also reflected in REL after desiccation stress (McKay & Milner, 2000;McKay & Morgan, 2001). High variation was observed between species and seed lots as well, when REL was correlated with survivability in the re-growth test after the stress (McKay & White, 1997;Radoglou & Raftoyannis, 2002).…”

Section: Desiccation/drought Stressmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…McKay & White, 1997;Radoglou & Raftoyannis, 2001;Brønnum, 2005b). When desiccation treatments were repeated throughout the winter, differences in REL between control and exposed seedlings were retained (McKay & Milner, 2000;McKay & Morgan, 2001). REL of control plants displayed a clear seasonal pattern whose magnitude was dependent on species.…”

Section: Desiccation/drought Stressmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Gord.) and hybrid larch (Larix 6 eurolepis Henry) were studied by means of REL technique throughout the over-wintering period in Britain (McKay & Morgan, 2001). In mid-winter, the temperature that caused 50% REL (not the inflection point) was 7128C for Japanese larch and 7158C for hybrid larch ( Figure 5).…”

Section: Freezing Stressmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Air temperature, air humidity, photon flux density, and air flow were controlled (McKay & White, 1997;McKay & Milner, 2000;McKay & Morgan, 2001;Radoglou & Raftoyannis, 2001, 2002Brønnum, 2005a,b). Root sampling for REL tests took place immediately after the treatment either without or with further rinsing of roots in deionised water.…”

Section: Desiccation/drought Stressmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…dropping to ground from different heights, of bareroots and container seedlings caused elevated REL for fine roots, suggesting either that the transmembrane electrolyte transport was impaired or that the cell membranes were ruptured by the treatment (McKay et al, 1993;McKay & Milner, 2000;McKay & Morgan, 2001). In container seedlings of Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis (Bong.)…”

Section: Other Stressesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Appraisal of root leakage as a method for estimation of root viability

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We review the applications of REL test as a technique for detecting injury and thereby forecasting survivability of transplanted seedlings. The objectives of the present review are to present the fundamentals of this method, assess the relevant literature, present evidence of seasonal variations of REL, describe how REL responds to different stress conditions, suggest priorities for future research as well as practical recommendations for REL testing, and assess leakage of organic compounds as an indicator of root damage. Seasonal changes in REL may be connected with root freezing tolerance that varies among plants of different seed sources and species and thus does not always indicate health state of seedlings. REL technique can be used for assessing frost hardiness of roots under certain conditions (e.g. roots should be sampled into the test tubes prior to the freezing test). It can be used for studying heat stress with certain prerequisites (e.g. series of high temperatures or different exposure times should be used to find a threshold for heat tolerance). In desiccation tolerance assessment, REL presents high variation depending on species. In case of rough handling or hypoxic conditions, the effect depends on certain developmental stages. Additionally, though REL may be useful in quantifying damage caused by cold storage, it should be considered as a relative index of plant quality only since the relationship between REL and survivability could vary depending on cultural and handling practices prior to planting as well as on post-planting environmental conditions. In some cases, REL is correlated with field performance of seedlings, but in other cases the correlation is weak. Factors as species, seed lots, developmental stage of root tissue, season, and bud dormancy intensity may affect REL. Thus, REL must first be calibrated to these factors before it can be reliably used to predict the field performance of all types of seedling stock. Ambient storage, ageing and amino acids and protein leakage are also discussed. Limitations and questions for future research are suggested (e.g. speciesdependence and decreasing variation). In general, REL is casually and statistically related with root damage and survivability of seedling. However, it depends on many other factors apart from root damages, and thus it remains a great challenge to improve its reliability.

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Section: Desiccation/drought Stressmentioning

confidence: 98%